Dunkirk

PG-13

7/19/20171h 47m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ When 400,000 men couldn't get home, home came for them. ~

Overview:

The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.

Director:

Christopher Nolan

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$150,000,000.00

Revenue:

$527,000,000.00

Key words:

army
beach
france
allies
military officer
world war ii
evacuation
pilot
british army
rescue mission
europe
based on true story
royal navy
survival
historical fiction
soldier
private
military
dunkirk
1940s
royal air force
raf
dreary
suspenseful
tense
intense
depressing
awestruck
compassionate
foreboding

Cast

Fionn Whitehead

~ as ~

Tommy

Tom Hardy

~ as ~

Farrier

Mark Rylance

~ as ~

Mr. Dawson

Kenneth Branagh

~ as ~

Commander Bolton

Cillian Murphy

~ as ~

Shivering Soldier

Barry Keoghan

~ as ~

George

Harry Styles

~ as ~

Alex

Aneurin Barnard

~ as ~

Gibson

Damien Bonnard

~ as ~

French Soldier

Lee Armstrong

~ as ~

Grenadier

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Reviews (13)

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Simon Foster
Written 7 year(s) ago
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"Surely the filmmaker’s insistence upon imposing his favourite device upon all his narratives is edging towards Shyamalan-like overkill..."

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CourtneyM17
Written 7 year(s) ago
3
I was a little disappointed with this movie. I expected much more. Cinematically it was brilliant and it was an event/action driven movie when left me feeling a little disconnected. We don't know anything about these characters that we see and I personally didn't feel any emotions for the movie, even though I wanted to. I found myself quite bored halfway through the movie, the whole time I kept expecting more.
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Pierre_D
Written 7 year(s) ago
8
Tense film draws you to a doomed group.

Those how are veteran war historians will quibble at some parts of Dunkirk, notably the separation of English and French troops in evacuation and the ships used to evacuate them. Dunkirk uses a few conceits to keep you involved. The first, which adds a notable amount of tension to the film, is a ticking clock in the background moving you to the final day. We see intercut scenes from different periods, prior, during and enacting the rout.

Acting is excellent throughout, and versimilitude is achieved with models of aircraft, uniforms, landing stages and so on. Injections of friendship and subsequent loss direct our affection to the sufferers. Harry Styles is more than competent as a young troop and Kenneth Branagh brings integrity and verve to his role as a tired and firm leader. If one oversight might have been addressed, it is the lack of focus on the German side of things in this affair. Our few glimpses are of German fighters and so on, with very explanation of the goings-on at the front.

Overall an excellent war movie meant to be among your top ten, if not top five (It will be hard to dislodge All Quiet on the Western Front, Apocalypse Now, Paths of Glory, Saving Private Ryan and Tora Tora Tora!, among others). Recommend highly a good 8/10.
defjeff
Written 7 year(s) ago
7
Dunkirk is a beautiful and unconventional World War 2 epic that is undoubtedly captivating, but it takes risks that may alienate some viewers.

When people talk about a film they think it's about the setting, but it's actually about the characters. Saving Private Ryan isn't about World War 2. It tells a story about a squad of soldiers tasked with finding a young Private Ryan and getting him back safely to his family. Saying Dunkirk is a film about the Battle of Dunkirk however, is not inaccurate. The setting and characters are one. The choppy waters of the English Channel are equally as important, if not more so than the people who fought and died in them. As much as this makes for an interesting way to make a mainstream war film, it's also the reason why I wouldn't care to sit through it again. In some ways, it feels like watching a documentary with the narration turned off.

I walked away impressed, and at the same time emotionally and intellectually unfulfilled.
Gimly
Written 7 year(s) ago
4
Dunkirk was my best mate's favourite film of 2017. I find it difficult to understand exactly what drew him to this film so strongly. I find it difficult to say anything passionate about Dunkirk at all. I think I arguably felt some tension in the earlier moments, and some of the shots were beautiful... I think? I honestly can't remember. Dunkirk washed over me in the least impactful way possible, and then, like the tide, it was gone.

Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.

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